Margaret (Arnot) Menzies (1700 - 1789)

Born Jun 1700 in Dundee, Angus, Scotland

Wife of Robert Menzies — married 1730 in Weem, Perthshire, Scotland

Descendants

Died Jul 1789 at age 89 in Scotland

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Biography

This profile is part of the Menzies Name Study.

Margaret (Arnot) Menzies is a member of Clan Menzies.

Margaret (Arnot) Menzies was born in Scotland.

Birth and Baptism

Margaret was born in Jun 1700 and baptised on 21 Jun 1700 at Dundee, Angus, Scotland.^[1] She was the daughter of Archibald Arnot and Katherine Spalding.

Marriage

Margaret Arnot married Robert Menzies, of Finnab, sometime in 1730 at Weem, Perthshire, Scotland.^[2]

Death, Burial and Probate

Margaret Arnot Menzies died in Jul 1789 and was buried in the Brechin Cathedral, Brechin, Angus, Scotland.^[3][4] https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/126327431/margaret-arnot

Research Notes

In the late 1600s, the Kingdom of Scotland attempted to start a colony in Panama to provide an overland route for trade between the Pacific and the Atlantic, called The Darien Scheme. The failure of this scheme caused financial and social ruin for many families in Scotland. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darien_scheme

Acknowledgements

To R Hare Hare-1576 and P Gray Howard-18870 for research, compiling, and contact with the Menzies family.

FURTHER INFORMATION - MENZIES PROJECT https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Space:MINGUS_Inc._%28Menzies_INternational_Genealogy_UnderStudy%29-1

Sources

1. ↑ Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950. FHL Film Number: 993422.
2. ↑ Birth Certificate of son James Menzies 1735. Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950. FHL Film Number: 1040079.
3. ↑ UK, Extracted Probate Records, 1269-1975.
4. ↑ UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current.